Matthysse demolishes Dallas Jr. in one

WBC interim super lightweight world champion Lucas Matthysse (33-2, 31 KOs) showed why he may be the most exciting fighter in boxing as he knocked Mike “The Silent Assassin” Dallas Jr. (19-2-1, 8 KOs) out cold in the very first round of their clash on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Matthysse landed a crushing right hand that left Dallas Jr. motionless on the canvas. Time was 2:26.

Featherweight Juan Sandoval kept it entertaining but was soundly beaten by Julian Ramirez (7-0, 5 KOs) via unanimous decision. The scrappy Sandoval (7-12-1) was docked a point in the sixth round for after holding Ramirez’ glove. The judges scored the bout 59-53, 59-53 and 60-52.

Chad Bennett (31-4-3, 22 KOs) scored a resounding 3rd round KO over Ben Ankrah (17-12) in a scheduled ten round super welterweight attraction. Bennett’s power was simply too much for Ankrah as he dropped him in the second frame and finished the job at the :59 mark in the third.

Will Sands (3-0-2) and Herb Begay (0-0-2) may not be the most technically sound fighters around but they put on an entertaining back and forth four round middleweight bout that ended via draw. Both Begay and Sands had one another in trouble, Begay rocked Sands in the first and fourth while Sands nearly took out Begay in the third. In the end, scores were 39-37 Begay, 39-37 Sands and 38-38.